Table 1 Data collection

Background

Marital status

x

Categorical

Height, weight, body mass index

x

Continuous

Medical history

History of heart disease

x

Binary

Diabetes mellitus

x

Binary

Kidney disease^a

x

Binary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)^b

x

Binary

Hypertension

x

Binary

Dyslipidemia^c

x

Binary

Medicine

Use of medication, self-reported

x

x

x

x

Categorical

Heart valve specific questions

Type of heart valve disease

x

Categorical

Type of heart valve surgery

x

Categorical

NYHA classification

x

x

x

x

x

Categorical

Left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF)^d

x

x

x

Continuous

Euro SCORE II^e

x

Continuous

Postsurgical complications

x

x

Binary

Postsurgical arrhythmias^f

x

x

x

Binary

Pacemaker post surgery

x

x

x

Binary

Clinical measurements

Biochemical screening

x

x

x

x

Continuous

ECG

x

x

Binary

Echocardiography

x

x

Continuous

Physical testing

Six minute walk test

x

x

x

Continuous

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

x

x

x

Continuous

Sit and stand test

x

x

x

Continuous

Questionnaires

Level of education

x

x

Categorical

Employment status

x

x

Categorical

Smoking

x

x

Binary

SF-36^g

x

x

x

x

x

x

Continuous

HADS

x

x

x

x

x

x

Continuous

QoL-CV

x

x

x

X

Continuous

EQ-5D^g

x

X

x

x

Continuous

HeartQoL

x

X

x

x

Continuous

IPAQ

x

x

x

x

Continuous

Physical activity score

x

x

x

X

x

x

Categorical

Emotion and Health Scale

x

X

Continuous

Rehabilitation received^h

X

Categorical

Registry data assessment

Mortality, causes of death

X

Categorical

Hospitalisation

X

Continuous

Emergency room visits

X

Continuous

Outpatient clinic visits

X

Continuous

Contact with general practitioner

X

Continuous

Use of medication, register-based

X

Categorical

Employment status

X

Categorical